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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roy (ranked 653 p4p, 243 weight class) and Maximus Furioto (ranked 79 p4p, 27 weight class). Furioto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 韻踏合組合 - . Rob Roy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Maximus Furioto enters the cage!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rob Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furioto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy.
A swing and a miss from Furioto.
Roy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Furioto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy.
A low kick from Roy misses
and Furioto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Furioto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Furioto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Maximus Furioto has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roy is fending him off so far but Furioto persists. Nope, Roy circles away and we're back to standing.
As Furioto backs away, Roy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Roy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roy is looking to slow Furioto down with leg kicks.
Furioto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roy.
Roy tries to land a leg kick but Furioto saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Furioto! But no joy.
Roy thuds his right hand into Furioto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roy thows a leg kick but Furioto checks it
and Furioto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Furioto.
I was talking to Roy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roy lands an uppercut.
Furioto is looking for a takedown.
Rob Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Furioto fails with the takedown
and Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furioto is rocked!
Furioto has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Furioto's shoulder, as Furioto tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furioto looking to score a takedown here. Roy is defending well but Furioto drives through and ends up in Roy's guard.
Furioto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roy is keeping the position for now.
Furioto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furioto.
Furioto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Furioto has gone for a leg lock! Roy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Furioto's guard.
Roy tries to stand but Furioto is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roy wants to stand and escape but instead Furioto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Furioto has gone for a leg lock! Roy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Furioto's guard.
Roy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roy is looking to stand up but Furioto won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Furioto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Furioto shoots for a double leg takedown but Roy sprawls well. He's pushed Furioto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Furioto is defended easily by Roy.
Furioto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rob Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Roy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Roy.
Furioto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roy cracks Furioto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roy misses with a hook. Furioto ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Furioto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furioto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy.
Furioto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Roy misses with an uppercut.
Furioto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furioto can do to turn this around?
Furioto shoots for a double leg takedown but Roy sprawls well. He's pushed Furioto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Roy misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a leg kick which misses Furioto's front leg but catches the back leg as Furioto tries to avoid it.
Furioto slips under a jab.
Rob Roy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furioto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Furioto has his takedown stuffed
and Roy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Maximus Furioto's cut even more.
Roy looks to land a right hand but Furioto moved out of range.
Furioto feints a counter leg kick.
Furioto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roy defends well and Furioto ends up having to push Roy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto moves in looking to clinch but Roy pushes him off.
Furioto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Furioto.
Roy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Furioto throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy counters with an outside leg kick.
Roy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Furioto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Roy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Roy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Roy!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy tries to stand but Furioto is controlling his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furioto manages to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Roy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Furioto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Furioto closes the distance and clinches up with Roy, looking for a takedown. Furioto pushes Roy against the cage but Roy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roy looks to throw the jab but Furioto is out of range.
Furioto looks for a takedown but Roy sprawls well.
Roy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roy looks to land a right hand but Furioto moved out of range.
Furioto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maximus Furioto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furioto closes the distance and clinches up with Roy, looking for a takedown. Furioto pushes Roy against the cage but Roy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rob Roy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto tries for a takedown but Roy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Furioto manages to avoid it.
Roy throws a leg kick but Furioto moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto looks for a takedown but Roy sprawls well.
Furioto shoots in looking for a takedown. Roy tries to sprawl out of it but Furioto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Furioto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown but Roy shows good takedown defense.
Roy is looking to counter punch.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roy as he jumps to the side.
Roy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Furioto.
Roy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy missing with a left hand there. Furioto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furioto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roy. That one must have hurt.
Furioto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Furioto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Furioto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roy throwing a counter right hand but Furioto manages to avoid it.
Furioto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roy's waist but Roy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Furioto off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Furioto.
Furioto fails to land the takedown.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rob Roy is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roy misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Furioto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Roy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Roy!
A victorious Rob Roy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Maximus Furioto stepped up to the mic, saying 'oohhh!nooooo!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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